Home Visiting: Procedures for Helping Families / Edition 2

by Barbara Hanna Wasik, Donna Bryant

Overview

This Second Edition is a good source for those training to be home visitors, in-service home visitors, supervisors and directors of home visiting programs serving a wide range of families. Recent evaluations of home visiting are summarized and practical suggestions for evaluating local programs are also included. This is an easy to read and essential resource for both beginning and experienced home visitors, trainers, supervisors of home visitors, and directors of home visiting programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761920540
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/28/2000
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

A school/clinical psychologist, Barbara Hanna Wasik holds a William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship in the School of Education and is a fellow of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She is also director of the UNC Center for Home Visiting.

Table of Contents

A Historical Overview
Theories and Principals of Home Visiting
Illustrative Home Visiting Programs for Children, Youth and Their Families
Home Visitor Characteristics, Training and Supervision
Helping Skills and Techniques
Managing and Maintaining Home Visits
Visiting Families in Stressful Situations
Ethical and Professional Issues Facing Home Visitors
Assessment and Documentation in Home Visiting
Future Directions in Home Visiting

Editorial Reviews

"They have done a superb job of defining the issues of home visiting, addressing the new issues as well as updating previous concerns, and condensing the vast literature into manageable bites. It is well documented, cited, and draws from a wealth of experience and research of the authors."

Mimi A. Graham

Presents current theories of family development and interaction and adult problem solving, and relates these to the day-to-day practice of home visiting. Describes example programs for children and families, and gives advice on helping skills, visiting families in stressful situations, documentation, and ethical and professional issues. Of interest to social workers from different backgrounds, including health, social service, psychology, and education. This second edition provides new information on assessment instruments and the personal safety of the home visitor. The editors are affiliated with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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